Castagnaro is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Verona
The Province of Verona ( it, Provincia di Verona) is a province in the Veneto administrative region of Italy. On its northwestern border, Lake GardaItaly's largestis divided between Verona and the provinces of Brescia ( Lombardy region) and Trent ...
in the
Italian
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region
Veneto
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, located about southwest of
Venice
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and about southeast of
Verona
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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,091 and an area of .
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The municipality of Castagnaro contains the ''
frazioni
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'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Menà and Vallestrema.
Castagnaro borders the following municipalities:
Badia Polesine
Badia Polesine is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about west of Rovigo. It is part of the upper Polesine, and is bounded by the Adige river, which sep ...
,
Giacciano con Baruchella
Giacciano con Baruchella is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about west of Rovigo.
Giacciano con Baruchella borders the following municipalities: Badia Pole ...
,
Terrazzo
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, and
Villa Bartolomea
Villa Bartolomea is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southeast of Verona.
Villa Bartolomea borders the following municipalities: Castagnaro, Castelnov ...
.
Castagnaro is also the sight of one of the most
famous battles of the condottieri era.
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns
Castagnaro is
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
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with:
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Fischbachau
Fischbachau is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany.
Geography
Fischbachau is located in the valley of the river Leitzach, on an Alluvial fan at the east edge of the Leitzachtals and at the foot of Breitenstein mo ...
, Germany
References
External links
City hall of CastagnaroParish von Castagnaro
Cities and towns in Veneto
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